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Written by: Mary Clare Higgins Edited by: Jerry McCarthy and Denise O’Flanagan

Fill in the dates for this year from a calendar

DECEMBER 20_ _

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Use your filled in calendar to help you answer the following questions

1. On which day of the week is Christmas day this year? _______________

2. On which day of the week is Christmas Eve this year?________________

3. On which day of the week is St. Stephen’s Day this year?_____________

4. On which day of the week is New Year’s Eve this year?_______________

_________________________________

5. What is the day and date exactly two weeks before Christmas Day?

___________________________________________________

6. What is the day and date two weeks and five days before Christmas

Day?________________________________________________

7. What is the day and date eight days before Christmas day?

____________________________________________________

8. What is the day and date one week and three days before Christmas

Day?________________________________________________

9. On what day of the week does Dec 8th

10. What is the date of the Sunday after Christmas Day?______________

fall?__________________

11.What is the day and date five days after Christmas Day?

________________________________________________

12.What is the day and date one week after Christmas Day?

_____________________________________________

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: A Partridge in a Pear Tree On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Eight Maids a Milking Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Nine Ladies Dancing Eight Maids a Milking Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Ten Lords a Leaping Nine Ladies Dancing Eight Maids a Milking Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Eleven Pipers Piping Ten Lords a Leaping Nine Ladies Dancing Eight Maids a Milking Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 12 Drummers Drumming Eleven Pipers Piping Ten Lords a Leaping Nine Ladies Dancing Eight Maids a Milking Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

Read the words of the song and answer the questions below

How many presents were given each day?

DAY TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Look at the total column. Do you notice anything about the pattern of numbers?

_________________________________________________________________

How many of each type of present was given altogether?

PRESENT TOTAL

Partridge Turtle doves French hens Calling birds Gold rings Geese Swans Maids Ladies Lords Pipers Drummers

Which was the present that the true love gave the most of? ____________________

Which was the present that the true love gave the least of? _____________________

Length and Area

1. Estimate the area of the pot ____________________________

2. Find the area of the pot _________________________________

3. Estimate the area of the Christmas tree including its trunk___________

4. Find the area of the Christmas tree including its trunk_______________

5. Measure the perimeter of the pot to the nearest mm_______________

6. Measure the perimeter of the tree (without the trunk) to the nearest mm______________________________

Write the co-ordinates of the following:

Crib ( _, _ ) Walking stick ( _, _ )

Turkey ( _, _ ) Star ( _, _ )

Holly ( _,_ ) Walking Stick ( _, _ )

Wreath ( _, _ ) Santa Hat ( _, _ )

Reindeer Head ( _, _ ) Tip of Candle Flame ( _, _ )

Gift ( _, _ ) Snowman Nose ( _, _ )

MAM’s CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST!

Can you help your mam to do the Christmas shopping? Look through your Argos catalogues and find presents

for all the family! Make sure that you don’t go over the budget of €600!!!

Dad wants an electric shaver and new watch.

Dad Page number: Item: Cost: Page number: Item: Cost:

Grandad wants a golf bag and some golf balls.

Grandad Page number: Item: Cost: Page number: Item: Cost:

Grandma would like jewellery.

Grannny Page number: Item: Cost: Page number: Item: Cost:

Jane, 8, wants a Barbie and a bike.

Jane Page number: Item: Cost: Page number: Item: Cost:

Jack Page number: Item: Cost: Page number: Item: Cost:

Jack, 13, wants a football and a mobile phone.

Mam has spent:

€

Any change? Make a list of what Christmas bits and pieces you would buy with the spare

change:

Co-ordinates: Draw the reindeer using the co-ordinates below Nose: (8,11) (7,12) (7,13) (8,14) (10,14) (11,13) (11,12) (10,11) (8,11) Eyes: 1. (5,16) (5,18) (7,18) (7,16) (5,16) 2. (11,16) (11,18) (13,18) (13,16) (11,16) Antlers: 1. (6,20) (6,22) (5,22) (5,23) (4,23) (4,24) (3,24) (3,25) (2,25) (2,26) (0,26) (0,25) (1,25)

(1,24) (2,24) (2,23) (3,23) (3,22) (4,22) (4,21) (5,21) (5,20) (6,20) 2. (13,20) (13,21) (14,21) (14,22) (15,22) (15,23) (16,23) (16,24) (17,24) (17,25) (18,25) (18,26) (16,26) (16,25) (15,25) (15,24) (14,24) (14,23) (13,23) (13,22) (12,22) (12,20) (13,20) Chin (line): (5,9) (5,8) (6,8) (6,7) (7,7) (7,6) (11,6) (11,7) (12,7) (12,8) (13,8) (13,9) Mouth: (line) (7,9) (8,8) (10,8) (11,9) 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Place the digits 1-9 in each of the shapes so that each of the three sides add up to the same total. You may use each digit only once.

Solve the Christmas tree problem- can you find two solutions?

1. What is the difference in height in the following pairs of trees?

2. Calculate the total height of trees A,B, and C

3. Calculate the total height of the 3 tallest trees

4. Calculate the total height of the 3 smallest trees

5. Calculate the average(mean) height of the seven trees

The trees grow 3cms every month. Calculate the height of each tree after one more year

Tree

Now

A B C D E F G

Growth in 1 year

In 1 years time

A and B B and D C and G

A and C B and E D and E

A and D B and F D and F

A and E B and G D and G

A and F C and D E and F

A and G C and E E and G

B and C C and F F and G

A

B

C

D

E

F G

Christmas Trees

2.24m 1.68m 3.54m 2.89m 2.54m 2.76m 2.64m

All the decorations can be bought individually or in packs of twelve of any one type

1. What would be the price of a pack of twelve bells?

2. What would be the price of a pack of twelve Santas?

3. What would be the price of a pack of twelve snowmen?

Twelve packs are packed into one box.

4 What would be the price of a box of bells?

5 What would be the price of a box of Santas?

6 What would be the price of a box of snowmen?

One hundred boxes are packed in container.

7 What would be the price of a container of bells?

8 What would be the price of a container of Santas?

9 What would be the price of a container of Snowmen?

Supervalue orders 1 containers of bells, 5 containers of Santas and 2 containers of snowmen.

10. What is the value of all of these chocolate decorations?

Because Supervalue is buying so many decorations they are given a 25% discount.

11. How much is the discount?

12. How much do Supervalue have to pay?

CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

Toy Factory Workshop (1)

In the months leading up to Christmas, a toy factory was busy preparing for the Christmas orders.

The table below shows the number of toys made each month from June to November.

Use the information in the table to answer the questions below.

Toys June July August September October November

Boardgames 16 26 31 20 22 17

Bicycles 20 20 22 18 20 20

Footballs 28 18 20 25 21 14

Skateboards 25 23 27 21 22 20

Teddy Bears 10 17 15 19 12 11

TOTALS

Complete the following:

1. A total of ________________ boardgames were made.

2. A total of ________________ bicycles were made.

3. A total of ________________ footballs were made.

4. A total of ________________ skateboards were made.

5. A total of ________________ teddy bears were made.

6. In June a total of _____________ toys were made.

7. In June a total of _____________ toys were made.

8.In June a total of _____________ toys were made.

9. In June a total of _____________ toys were made.

10. In June a total of _____________ toys were made.

11.In June a total of _____________ toys were made.

12. During the six months leading up to Christmas a total of ______________toys were made.

Toy Factory Workshop (2)

Look at the table in worksheet 1 again

Calculate the average (mean) number of each toy made each month by adding the numbers made each month and dividing the total by the number of months. The first one is done for you.

Toys Total made Calculation needed Mean

Boardgames 16 + 26 + 31 + 20 + 22 + 17 = 132 132 ÷ 6 22

Bicycles

Footballs

Skateboards

Teddy Bears

The factory has an order for 150 of each type of toy for Christmas. How many more of each type of toy must be made?

Boardgames

Bicycles

Footballs

Skateboards

Teddy bears

Workspace

The turkey in the picture weighed 5Kilos before it was cooked.

The ham weighs 4Kilos before it was cooked.

To cook the turkey properly it should be in the oven at 180 degrees for approximately 40mins per Kilo.

To cook the ham properly it should be cooked approximately 60mins per Kilo

1. For how many minutes should this turkey be in the oven?_____________________

2. How many hours and minutes is this?___________________ 3. If the family dinner is at 1p.m. what time should the turkey be put in the

oven?________________ 4. If the family dinner is at 1p.m. what time should the ham be put on to

cook?________________ 5. If the family dinner is at 2.30p.m. what time should the turkey be put in

the oven ?___________ 6. If the family dinner is at 2.30p.m. what time should the ham be put on

to cook? ___________ 7. If the family dinner is at 5.00p.m. what time should the turkey be put in

the oven ?___________ 8. If the family dinner is at 5.00p.m. what time should the ham be put on to

cook?___________

COOKING THE TURKEY AND HAM

The table below shows cooking times for different sized turkeys

Some of the table has been filled in for you.

Complete the rest of the table

Weight of turkey

Cooking time(minutes)

Cooking time(hours and minutes)

Time in the oven

Time out of the oven

3.0Kg 11.00am

3.5Kg 11.30am

4.0Kg 10.00am

4.5Kg 10.30am

5.0Kg 10.00am

5.5Kg 1.30pm

6.0Kg 2.00pm

6.5Kg 2.30pm

7.0Kg 11.15am

7.5Kg 9.45am

8.0Kg 2.00pm

8.5Kg 11.00am

9.0Kg 2.30pm

9.5Kg 10.00am

10.0Kg 3.00pm

Christmas Day – 25th DECEMBER

1. What is the square root of 25?

2. What is 25 squared?

3. Two square numbers add up to 25. What are they?

4. 25 has three factors. What are they?

5. Count in 25’s

6. 997 –the digits add up to 25. List 4 other three digit numbers that add up to 25

7. Using only prime numbers, how many ways can you make 25?

f

1x25 = 25

Doubles

Double each number below in the coded message and write down what letter it represents from the charts. Each letter has three possible code numbers.

V

A 22, 100, 154

B 48, 166, 180

C 46, 56, 92

D 2, 160, 176

E 26, 62, 178

F 114, 98, 188

G 28, 68, 148

H 30, 64, 96

I 150, 58, 182

J 6, 86, 186

K 44, 88, 192

L 32, 66, 170

M 70, 90, 156

N 8, 84, 136

O 72, 102, 192

P 36, 82, 160

Q 14, 74, 124

R 42, 76, 112

S 16, 40, 194

T 152, 80, 110

U 18, 94, 108

V 20, 54, 60

W 24, 106, 140

X 34, 104, 138

Y 12, 38, 200

Z 10, 78, 50

18

36

P

13 11 46 89 93 19 96 50 42 88

48 77 41 80 29 68 31 20 97

76 51 100 36 54

TV viewing on Christmas Day

Look at the page from the RTE Guide and answer the following questions:

1. Which of the four TV stations starts the earliest? _______________________

2. What length of time do the following films run for:

(i) The Devil Wears Prada (RTÉ One) ____hrs and ____ mins

(ii) Once (RTÉ Two) ____hrs and ____ mins

(iii) The Commitments (RTÉ Two) ____hrs and ____mins

(iv) Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em ____hrs and ____ mins

(v) Into The West (TG4) ____hrs and ____mins

(vi) Ocean’s Thirteen (TV3) ____hrs and ____ mins

3. Your mother wants to watch fair City and you want to see Butch Cassidy and the

Sundance Kid followed by The Simpsons. You have to record these on a 3hour DVD

When both of these are recorded, how many recording minutes are left on the DVD?

____hrs and ____mins

4. Which station has the latest start time for its final programme on Christmas Day?

______________________

5. Choose six films from the Christmas Day list and do a survey of your classmates

favourite films . Use a table like this:

Film Number of students

6. Draw a bar chart to represent this information: